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Ella Woodbury Whitney died during the Spanish flu epidemic in 1919. She was born in May, 1880 in Richfield Springs, NY. Ella graduated from Richfield Springs High School in 1899 with an Academic Diploma. In 1900, Ella Woodbury was listed in the U.S. Census of Richfield Springs as a school teacher.


Leo J. Sammon, Jr, died on August 4, 1974. He was born on February 26, 1925 in Pittsfield, MA. He achieved the rank of First Lieutenant in the Air Force, where he served for 31 months. His career in education began at Hudson High School in 1953, where he stayed for three years as a teacher before leaving for a position at Herkimer High School. In 1957, Mr. Sammon began teaching social studies at Ilion High School. He would become Vice Principal of Ilion High School in 1959, and in 1960 he was appointed Principal. For the next fourteen years Mr. Sammon would lead IHS. On August 4, 1974, Mr. Sammon was jogging at the high school track when he suddenly collapsed and died of a heart attack at Mohawk Valley General Hospital.  Posted June 26, 2021


Thaddeus "Prof" Tolpa
Mohawk
December 31, 1979


C. Laurie Snyder
Mohawk
October 1983

Donald L. "Don" Groomes
Guilderland
August 24, 1990


Heinz K. W. Harting, 71, of Schenectady, formally of Colonie, died Sunday, March 14, 1993. An Army veteran of World War II, Mr. Harting served with the 749th Tank Battalion and received the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star. He retired from the South Colonie School District in 1987 after serving as a custodian for 20 years, notably at Roessleville Elementary School and Lisha Kill Middle School. "Mr. Heinz" was also a lunch monitor at Lisha Kill after his retirement.

*Charles Lang*
*October 11, 1927-January 7, 1995*
Mr. Lang served in the U.S. Army as a member of the Military Police. In 1952, he became a member of the faculty at Vernon-Verona-Sherrill. Later he started his career in Ilion. He taught Math, Science, and English. He was appointed Vice-Principal in 1964 and was appointed Principal in 1978. Mr. Lang retired in 1984 after working in education for 32 years. 

William Henry MacElroy
Shenendehowa High School
January 22, 1996

Shirley Swanson
Guilderland
April 26, 1996

Ruth Howell Hubbell
Mohawk
June 27, 2010
Spouses
Stephen H. Hubbell
Mohawk
1997

Donald C. Van Vleet
Ticonderoga and Shenendehowa
May 22, 1997

Edma Martha Koch Petitjean
Shenendehowa
November 15, 1998 

William "Dave" Sanders
Columbine
April 20, 1999

Raymond H.Werking Sr. passed away February 12, 1999. He became known as 'Bus Driver Ray' because he drove a school bus for 46 consecutive years, a national record for longevity. In recognition, the East Greenbush School District Transportation Center was dedicated to him in 2003. Posted on February 12, 2019.

Lucille M. Davis
Canandaigua and Shenendehowa
November 3 , 2000

Mary Mackin Dunning, 108 (or 109) years old, of Ilion, NY, passed away in 2001. She was born December 16, 1892 and graduated from high school in 1910 from St. Mary's Academy in Little Falls, NY. She started teaching in 1915 and retired after 52 years when she was 75. She bought her first car in 1915, but was unable to vote until 1920.
Posted here on Thursday, July 7, 2022.

Stephen R. Behrens
South Colonie
April 16, 2001

Joyce M. Kershko
Shenendehowa
April 25, 2001

Joan ann Campisi
Shenendehowa
April 24, 2003

Raymond J. Fetcho
Shenendehowa
May 17, 2003

John Jupin
South Colonie and Shenendehowa
August 8, 2003

Anthony J. Fox Ambrosino
Mechanicville and Shenendehowa
September 28, 2003

Peter S. Costopoulos
Shenendehowa
October 7, 2003

Chester W. "Chet" Betts
Shenendehowa
January 12, 2004

Lucille H. Macy
Shenendehowa
May 7, 2004 

Ross H. Buddenhagen
South Colonie
July 13, 2004

Timothy F. Frazier
Shenendehowa
July 14, 2004

Michael John Stevens
Stillwater and Shenendehowa
October 30, 2004

Leonard Amlaw
Hudson Falls, Guilderland, Niskayuna, 
and Shenendehowa
January 16, 2005

Caryle Brodish
Shenendehowa
January 10, 2005

Marilyn A. Mowry
South Colonie
May 11, 2005 

Ida Jane Quackenbush
Mohawk
May 11, 2005

George A. Bedell, 66, of Big Indian, NY, died September 10, 2005. He had been a teacher at Averill Park High School for 35 years. 

Sophie L. Bentley
Shenendehowa
October 8, 2005

Marjorie Bois
Saratoga and Shenendehowa
October 23, 2005

Dale Carlton Westcott
Guilderland
October 25, 2005

Glenn M. Rice
South Colonie 
November 11, 2005

Thomas P. Stallmer
South Colonie
February 6, 2006

James Milt Morahan Sr.
Skano and Arongen Schools in Shenendehowa
April 9, 2006

Elizabeth (Beth) DeRidder
South Colonie
April 29, 2006

Helen C. Cloke
South Colonie
May 16, 2006

Mary C. Krieger
Watervliet
June 24, 2006

Lucille Barnum Ringwood
North Colonie
June 25, 2006

Janice Smyth Simons
Lansingburgh
June 25, 2006

Florence D. Davis
BOCES
June 28, 2006

Mary D. Moore
Schenectady
June 29, 2006

Mary Jane Hogan
Albany
July 6, 2006

Rosetta F. Sedgwick
Berlin
July 6, 2006

John De Simony
Schenectady
July 11, 2006

Frances Emily Swart
Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk
July 16, 2006

Patricia Miller Baltes
Troy
July 19, 2006

Ronald Raphael
Niskayuna
July 19, 2006

Gertrude Model
Voorheesville
July 21, 2006

Mary Pensel
Lake George, Hadley-Luzerne
July 22, 2006

Ruth D. Altman
Schenectady
July 22, 2006

Lily A. (Mall) Adie
Albany
July 27, 2006

Maxine R. Dunn
Scotia-Glenville
July 31, 2006

Helen Pollack Adler
Bethlehem
August 1, 2006

Alma F. Hunter
Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk
August 1, 2006

Thomas J. Lachanski
Gloversville
August 5, 2006

Joan C. Rogers
Cooperstown
August 18, 2006

Mary Daly Myers
Lansingburgh
August 26, 2006

Michael F. Nolan
Schuylerville
August 26, 2006

Richard J. Connelly
Mohonasen
September 2, 2006

Vincent M. Seeley
Greenville
September 8, 2006

Laura C. Enders
Niskayuna
September 13, 2006

Alice Whelan
Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake
September 13, 2006

Ilda B.K. Lyon
East Greenbush
September 14, 2006

Jean M. Lyons
Rensselaer
September 16, 2006

Theresa E. Kelly
Glenmont
September 17, 2006

Joanne B. Oliver
Bethlehem
September 17, 2006

Roxana L. Blackmore
South Colonie
September 20, 2006

Alan Kenneth Drake
North Colonie
September 27, 2006

Linda T. Dwyer
Mayfield
September 27, 2006

Marie L. Adams
South Colonie
September 28, 2006

Leslie J. Wiley
Cobleskill
September 29, 2006

Hilda Kitzman Wolff
Albany
September 29, 2006

George L. Vosburgh
Amsterdam
September 29, 2006

David A. W. Lester
Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake
September, 30, 2006

Jean DiBlasi Cotugno
Amsterdam
October 1, 2006

Martha Peca
Lake George
October 2, 2006

Daniel J. Sawyer
Averill Park
October 6, 2006

Barbara G. Sharpley
Albany
October 6, 2006

John "Jake" Lambert
BOCES
October 9, 2006

Mildred A Hughes
Bethlehem
October 18, 2006

Marion S. Smauder
West Sand Lake
October 19, 2006

Anna M. Lundbery
Albany
October 20, 2006

Andrew A. Palmer
Canajoharie
October 20, 2006

Janet M. Sansone
Shenendehowa
October 24, 2006

Margaret E. Kavanaugh
Mohonasen
October 26, 2006

Emilio Alonso
Oaxaca City, Mexico
October 27, 2006

Eleanor M. Drzymala
Menands
October 29, 2006

Lynn Lesmerises
Cohoes
October 30, 2006

Carol Linda Marks
North Colonie
November 1, 2006

Dorothy C. Heaney
Draper
November 1, 2006 

Marguerite R. Foster
Schenectady
November 1, 2006

Virginia Krajewski
Amsterdam
November 3, 2006

Violet Hughes
Troy
November 3, 2006

Ursula J. S. Hilborn
Schenectady
November 3, 2006

Kenneth Robie Kimball
Guilderland
November 3, 2006 

Alexander Doig
Sharon Springs
November 4, 2006

Dorothy B. Hammond
Galway
November 5, 2006 

Edward Paul Krantz
Niskayuna
November 6, 2006

Ira Freedman
Troy
November 6, 2006

Caroline A. Bristol
Mechanicville
November 7, 2006 

John W. Finocan III
ONC BOCES
November 7, 2006

Patricia H. Gordon
South Colonie
November 11, 2006 

Victor F. Debonis
Troy
November 15, 2006

Kathleen Lou Torino
Guilderland
November 19, 2006

Agnes "Nancy" Wilson
Schenectady
November 19, 2006 

Rosemarie deVoe
Mohonasen
November 20, 2006

Dustin J. LaPlante
Schenendehowa
November 24, 2006

Louis B. DeLuca Sr.
Amsterdam
November 26, 2006

Joyce A. Nethaway
Schoharie
November 27, 2006

Marion (Hayes) Preston
Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake
November 28, 2006

Raymond Phillip LeGere
Draper
November 30, 2006

Eileen Terpening Hogan
Albany
December 1, 2006

Audrey M. Purner
Cohoes
December 8, 2006

Neva Madeline Mahoney
Schenectady
December 9, 2006

William Osta
Cohoes
December 11, 2006

William E. Sewell
Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake
December 12, 2006 

Carmelina G. Berns
Albany
December 13, 2006

Virginia C. Belemjian
East Greenbush
December 17, 2006

Harriet Chetney
Albany
December 20, 2006

James L. Lockhart
Scotia-Glenville
December 24, 2006

Margaret Jenner
North Colonie
December 24, 2006

Lois Edwards Duto
Schenectady
December 28, 2006

Ruth S. Cotton
Schenectady
December 30, 2006 

Anne A. Hurley
Hoosic Valley
December 31, 2006



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